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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1908, Berlin: A Cabaret - 1923: A Doctor, A Diagnosis.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the men think of the ending of the play?
(a) Lemmls finds this ending to be wonderful, while the other men are shocked at the desecration of the Torah.
(b) All of the men are horrified by the desecration of the Torah.
(c) Lemml is uncomfortable with the treatment of the Torah, but the other men find it exhilarating.
(d) The men love the emotional quality at the end of the play.

2. What is Sholem's response as the men hurl insults at him?
(a) He silently leaves the room.
(b) He tells them that they are correct to insult him.
(c) He says he put his soul into this play.
(d) He shouts insults back at them.

3. When does Paula Vogel receive a call from Rebecca Taichman?
(a) 2009.
(b) 2017.
(c) 1989.
(d) 2019.

4. How does Freida respond when Lemml says that Sholem Asch is a genius?
(a) She teases him.
(b) She ignores him.
(c) She encourages him.
(d) She chides him.

5. How did Vogel first hear about Taichman?
(a) She had read an article about her in Time magazine.
(b) She had received a call from her while she was in college regarding some research.
(c) She had read about a young director who had staged the obscenity trials as her thesis.
(d) She had interviewed her while she was in college.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Yekel do with the Torah scroll instead of throwing it on the ground?

2. What is Sholem's response when Peretz says now is not the time to stir up anti-Semitism?

3. In Full Company Meeting: The Provincetown Playhouse, how does the cast respond when they learn that the Broadway production will not include the romantic rain scene at the end of the play?

4. What is Madje's first response to Sholem's play?

5. Where does Sholem say he will take his stones?

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